AFRICA: British troops arrived in South Sudan where they will be part of a UN peacekeeping mission.

AMERICAS: Haiti will re-run its presidential vote in OCT16 after claims of fraud.

ASIA: Chinese President Xi said China and the US needed to trust each other more as both sides sought to minimize tensions over the South China Sea at the opening of key annual talks in Beijing.

EUROPE: German President Gauck says he won’t seek a second term in 2017 because he is getting too old for the job.

MIDDLE EAST: The Norwegian Refugee Council said the Islamic State group has been shooting at civilians as they flee the fighting between Iraqi government forces and IS militants in the city of Fallujah.

TECHNOLOGY: Google removed a Chrome extension from its online store after it was revealed to be being used by Neo-Nazis to identify and target people with Jewish-sounding names online.

Burundi: Witnesses said Burundian journalist Egide Ndayisenga was arrested and handed over to the dreaded secret service. (AFP)

Kenya: Protesters in the western city of Kisumu blocked roads with burning tires and stones to demand an electoral body that will oversee next year’s elections be scrapped. (AFP)

South Sudan: British troops arrived in the country where they will be part of a UN peacekeeping mission. (BBC)

AMERICAS

Haiti: The country will re-run its presidential vote in OCT16 after claims of fraud. (AFP)

Mexico: A new report by the Open Society Justice Initiative indicates a pattern of indiscriminate force and impunity that is an integral part of the state’s policy. (NYT)

Venezuela: Venezuelans marched en masse against the Organization of American States, after OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro attempted to sanction the country for allegedly violating human rights laws. (Xinhua)

ASIA

Region: Taiwan’s defense minister Feng Shih-kuan said the island would not recognize any air defense zone declared by China over the South China Sea. (Reuters)

Afghanistan: A Global Witness report says the illegal mining of the mineral lapis lazuli is helping fuel conflict within the country, with armed anti-government groups — including the Taliban — earning up to USD 20M a year. (AP)

China: President Xi said his country and the US needed to trust each other more as both sides sought to minimize tensions over the South China Sea at the opening of key annual talks in Beijing. (AFP)

Sri Lanka: Explosions at an ammunition depot on the edge of the capital Colombo destroyed a hospital and hundreds of homes, sending thousands scrambling for cover. (AFP)

EUROPE

Albania: A few hundred people skirmished with police as they tried to block the entrance of the Foreign Ministry in the capital, Tirana, as Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias arrived. (AP)

France: Prime Minister Valls announced emergency help for those who “lost everything” in floods that have caused havoc in Paris and elsewhere. (BBC)

Germany: President Gauck says he won’t seek a second term in 2017 because he is getting too old for the job. (AP)

Ukraine: Ukrainian security services arrested a Frenchman who was allegedly planning to stage 15 terror attacks before and during the Euro 2016 football championship that starts in France later this week. (AFP)

United Kingdom: The leaders of Britain’s biggest trade unions issued a plea to 6 million members to vote to stay in the EU. (Guardian)

MIDDLE EAST

Iran: Russian Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak said Russia plans to lend the nation about USD 2.8B, but did not specify what the loans would be used to finance. (DPA)

Iraq: The Norwegian Refugee Council said the Islamic State group has been shooting at civilians as they flee the fighting between Iraqi government forces and IS militants in the city of Fallujah. (AP)

Syria: Government forces captured more ground in their push toward the northern city of Raqqa, the Islamic State group’s de facto capital. (AP)

Yemen: The country’s warring parties pledged to free all child prisoners but have failed to reach agreement on a wider release for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (AFP)

TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS

Technology: Google removed a Chrome extension from its online store after it was revealed to be being used by Neo-Nazis to identify and target people with Jewish-sounding names online. (Independent)